Chapter 524: Third Evolution, Volcanic!
{Do you have what it takes to indulge in another sip?}
Once again, the Green Dragon was speaking in half-riddles. However, taking everything else into consideration, he couldn’t be any more obvious.
"Really?"
I was truly hoping for such an outcome. In fact, I was going to make a request for it at the very end. I just didn’t think that the Green Dragon would be so quick to make such an offer!
’He is still sad deep inside, but...’
This wasn’t only a reward of tremendous value but its sentimental value was even greater. Whether it was through the transmitted emotions or the expressions I could read off his face...
{Of course.}
The Green Dragon was certainly a master at putting the focal point in front of everything, the glowing red liquid that was congealing in front of the Green Dragon’s projection was the greatest example of that.
{I wouldn’t joke about something like this.}
The heat that encompassed the entire area started dissipating before being concentrated into the magma-like gel.
Within a matter of seconds, the viscous liquid was joined together into a perfect orb before flying in my direction.
[ A Bloodline Essence Extract has been detected(Matching Sub-race: Dragon)... ]
The Green Dragon was offering a part of the Volcanic Dragon’s essence!
I was still questioning how I would end up receiving this hidden reward this easily. However, once the System notification popped in front of my eyes, I immediately clicked yes without reading any further.
[ Warning! Bloodline Branch is incompatible, fusion is not recommended. Do you still want the fusion to proceed? ]
I was ready for something stronger, but all that I received was a red screen that almost blinded my eyes. What kind of warning was this supposed to be?
’Incompatible... Oh.’
I realized where the misconception had occurred. To begin with, absorption and fusion was a process that required a truly shared bloodline.
Since I didn’t evolve into a Dragon Bloodline Species using the Volcanic Dragon’s Bloodline, I couldn’t just go ahead and absorb its essence like it was a quick snack.
Just like the Dragon Clan’s half-dragons could only absorb the Bloodline Crystals of the Green Dragon because they were his direct descendants, the only bloodline resources that I could directly absorb had to be related to either the Sky or the Green Dragon.
In simple words, this problem would have presented itself earlier if the Volcanic Dragon also happened to be the source of the crystals. That being said...
’Why would any of that matter?’
The system only ended up throwing a warning because this was the basic absorption ability that every player had.
As someone who already absorbed one foreign essence, I knew that common sense didn’t apply to me.
’Yes.’
[ Proceeding... ]
[ You have absorbed the Bloodline Essence Extract of a member of your Sub-race, the ’Volcanic Dragon’... ]
[ ’Omni-Mastery’ is automatically activated! ]
My Innate Ability had been lying in wait for this exact moment!
I was already expecting this, but even if I wasn’t sure of its activation. There was no way I was going to give up something as precious as Dragon Essence out of fear, especially not when the subject of fear was the unproven probability of failure.
Compared to this, the load of crystals that I absorbed earlier was practically nothing!
[ The requirements for Fused Evolution have been met, would you like to commence the Evolution now? ]
Although getting my vessel filled to the brim with energy was a familiar sensation, it was far less comfortable this time around.
’Of course.’
External heat was one thing, but internal heat was troublesome on many levels. Not even a second had passed, yet droplets of sweat were already forming over my dragon scales.
’It could do this?’
I wasn’t exactly sure how the dragon scales maintained the properties of human skin, but now wasn’t the time to consider the possibilities.
[ Commencing Evolution... ]
Deep inside, I was hoping this would be as breezy as my second evolution. Unfortunately, not only was scorching back in trend, there was yet another level that I had yet to experience.
"Heuttt!"
This time, I didn’t get to use the ground as support as my body dropped down on its own, not too different from a motionless rock.
Not only was I getting an internal sauna treatment but every part of my body was turning stiff. If I wasn’t confident that this was just a transitional phase, I would have believed that I was quickly turning into a statue.
[ Your Fused Evolution has been successfully completed! (Volcanic Dragon Bloodline)! ]
Thankfully, the speed of the process was one of the few things that didn’t change.
[ Volcanic Dragon Bloodline has been added to your Sub-race’s gene pool! ]
[ Your Dexterity and Perception have surpassed 40 points! ]
[ Your Dexterity and Perception have increased by 5% ]
[ Your Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Wisdom have surpassed 50 points! ]
[ Your Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Wisdom have increased by 4% ]
[ Your Fire Attribute Abilities are permanently amplified by 20%! ]
[ Your Earth Attribute Abilities are permanently amplified by 10%! ]
[ You have obtained the Metal Attribute (Pseudo)! ]
[ Your Nona-Element has absorbed a part of the Bloodline Essence Extract’s elements... ]
[ Your Nona-Element has increased by 4.12! ]
[ Your Nona-Element has reached 47.08! ]
[ Your Elemental Vessel is further expanded! Elemental Capacity +33.3% ]
[ ’Dragonization’ Advancement +74%! ]
[ Your Innate Ability ’Dragonization’ (Intermediate) advances to ’Dragonization’ (Advanced)! ]
[ Your Stat Cap has been increased from 60.00 to 75.00. ]
[ ’Dragonization’ (Advanced) 1% ]
’I didn’t even get to fill out the Cap this time...’
There were many things to be surprised or pleased about even before checking the details of all the gains. However, this wasn’t the end just yet.
[ ’Omni-Mastery’ Lv.6 unlocking +45.51% ]
The actual time that had passed wasn’t actually that long, but counting the number of events that I went through as well as the extra time that I had to spend in the Darkness Space...
’At last.’
[ ’Omni-Mastery’ has Leveled Up! ]
[ ’Omni-Mastery’ has reached Level 6! ]
After what seemed to be a very long time, ’Omni-Mastery’ had finally leveled up!
